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Democrats give special interests a role at convention

WASHINGTON — As a candidate in 2008, Barack Obama vowed to squelch the role of special interests in financing the party conventions — so he barred corporations and lobbyists from contributing money to this year's national convention in Charlotte, N.C.

By Matea Gold, Washington Bureau

April 6, 2012

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